Advice for Writing Solo Theatre

Hi, and welcome to Everyday,
Extraordinary Women.

This is Jessica Lynn Johnson and I'm so
excited to have her here today.

Welcome back! We have our tea here.

Cheers!
Cheers!...to a good show. [laughing]

What advice would you give to um...
any artist out there who are watching

or who will watch later on the
YouTube...show um...if...

that are thinking about starting
or writing a solo show...uhhmm...

what would you say?
Well, first thing, if you're, ya know,

in, in Los Angeles, come to my class.
It's free. So, you can e-mail me at

[e-mail] or
jessicalynnjohnson.com and sign up to be

on my mailing, my mailing list...um...
and just come to class. It's free.

um...if that's not, ya know,
feasible for you, I do Skype sessions

as well. But, I think the important thing
whoever you work with is just starting.

Just start. Somewhere.
I think that's the biggest obstacle for

so many people is they just never start.
They conceptualize ideas about what

their show's going to be about and
they talk about it a lot or they write

something and shove it in a drawer
and it's...just start...and...and...

let it reveal itself.
Anything else you would add to anyone

watching that has like
this germ of an idea?

Yeah. um...well, this is a little bit
of a different angle.

I just sent out this e-mail the other day
about how we're all snowflakes.

A little bit cheesy...but I'm pretty sappy
if you get to know me. um...

But, but it's true, ya know. Like, we...
When you have this idea of

blaze your own trail or go
a different direction.

Trust that. Because you are...you're
as intricate and unique as

a snowflake. And yet you are part of
a beautiful winter wonderland of snow!

Ya know, and we're all
unified, but we're all unique.

And so, I think again, yeah,
trust your intuition

and those...uh...that trailblazing
idea that comes up.

Hmmm.
Follow it.

Follow it.
It's leading you to...to your path.

To your highest path.
To the next thing.

Bye.
Bye.

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